News from March 11. Charlotte activated Dell Curry and placed Donald Royal on IR with inflammation in his left ankle. Keith Askins (Mia) will under go surgery on his left knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus. The injury occurred during practice on Monday. Philadelphia signed Benoit Benjamin to a 10-day contract. Baltimore Bullets (and Baltimore's preceding teams) player and coach Buddy Jeannette died. Jeannette played and coached from 1946 to 1967 and was a member of the Hall of Fame. Cha 85, NY 78 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Larry Johnson (NY) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Charles Oakley (NY) had 8 points and 22 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 25 points. Chris Childs (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 110, Bos 105 - at Bos Alan Henderson (Atl) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Steve Smith (Atl) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 19 points and 5 assists. Walter McCarty (Bos) had 19 points. Atl shot 32-39 FT and Bos shot 19-20 FT. Cle 95, Mil 83 - at Cle Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points. Wesley Person (Cle) had 17 points. Vitaly Potapenko (Cle) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Tyrone Hill (Mil) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Elliot Perry (Mil) had 14 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Cle shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Mil shot 38.9% (28-72) FG. Phi 88, Was 86 - at Phi Joe Smith (Phi) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 32 points and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Was) had 34 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points including 8-10 FT, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Juwan Howard (Was, sprained right ankle) did not play. Det 122, Ind 91 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brian Williams (Det) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 19 points including 6-8 FG. Dale Davis (Ind) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Det shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and Ind shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Uta 110, Sac 95 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points including 11-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 8 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 17 points including 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 21 points. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 21 points. Jeff Hornacek (Uta, sore right knee) did not play. LAL 121, Por 107 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 20 points and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 33 points including 7-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. LAL shot 40-52 FT and Por shot 14-22 FT. Damon Stoudamire (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 113, GS 84 - at GS Sam Mitchell (Min) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points on 11-17 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 14 points and 10 assists. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.